Power operated talking machine



April 25, 1933. J, KRIZ POWER OPERATED TALKING MACHINE File M y 1930 5Sheets-Sheet 1 HIS -AT J. KRIZ 1,906,161

1OWER OPERATED TALKING MACHINE April 25, 1933.

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POWER OPERATED TALKING MACHINE Filed May 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 HISATILORNEY 5 Sheets-Sheet 4 /97 THE INVENTOR J. KRIZ Filed May 3 A ril25, 1933.

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POWER OPERATED TALKING MACHINE Filed May 3, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 .Jos pK7 BY My H15 ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 25, 1933 UNITED STATES JOSEPH KRIZ,OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS POWER OPERATED TALKING momma Application filed May3,

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in power operatedtalking machines, and has .for its principal object the provision of animproved construction of this character which will be hi hly efficientin use and economical in manu acture.

Among the several objects of this invention is to provide a talkingmachine which may be power driven, and which is of such a structure asto automatically remove records from and to a record supporting turntable. A still further object of this invention is to provide a talkingmachine embodying a structure whereby a reproducer is automaticallyconveyed'to and from reproducing contact with a record automaticallydelivered to and conveyed from a record supporting table. A stillfurther object of the invention is the provision of a talking machineembodying a coin mechanism for controlling the operation thereof.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a talking machinewhich includes reproducer for removing the reproducing needle therefromwithout disconnecting or exposing the mechanism of the device other thanthe reproducer.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a talkingmachine including a combination and arrangement of parts for centeringand removably retaining a record upon a record supporting table.

Astill further object of the invention is to provide a talking machinewhich includes a novel arrangement and combination of parts forcentering and locating a record automatically delivered toand removedfrom a record supporting table. 7

A still further object of the invention is toprovide a talking machinehaving a novel combination and arrangement of parts for bringing areproducer into contact with a record centered and retained upon arecord supporting table and other mechanismfor moving the reproducerfrom engagement with the record upon complete operation of thereproducer upon the record.

' A still further object of the invention is a structure to afiordconvenient access to a 1930. Serial No. 449,586.

to provide a talking machine which includes a mechanism for delivering arecord to a record supporting table, mechanism for centering andretaining the record upon the table, and mechanism for moving a repro- 5ducer into engagement with said record, all

of which mechanism being operable by a single driving mechanism. 4

, A still further object of the invention is to provide a talkingmachine having a novel arrangement for supporting a plurality of recordsintermittently moved to a posltion to be successively removed from therecord holding mechanism to a record supporting turn table and returnfrom the table to the holding mechanism after a reproducer. hascompleted engagement with the record.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a record holdingmechanism adapted to support a plurality of reproducing records inradial position with respectto each other, whereby the record holdingmech- I anism is intermittently rotated to permit automatic removal ofsaid records therefrom in successive order.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of partsto be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawings showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention; .85

Fig. 2 is a sectional detail view of the invention taken substantiallyon line 2-2 of- Fig. 15;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail viewof the invention takensubstantially on line 22 of Fig. 1; I

Fig. 4 is an end elevational view of the invention taken from the lefthand side of the invention as shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4a is a fragmentary sectional detail view of the inventionillustrating a sectional detail view of a governor mechanism embodied inthe invention;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional detail 20 there is provided an view ofthe invention taken substantially on line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 5a is a fragmentary sectional detail view of the invention takensubstantially on line 5a5a of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view of the invention taken substantiallyon line 66 of Fig. 4;

I Fig. 7 is a fragmentary sectional detail view of the invention takensubstantially on line 7-7 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary sectional detail view of the invention similarto the detail view illustrated in Fig. 7 showing the parts thereof in adifferent position;

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary plan view of the record removing arm embodied inthe invention;

F ig. 10 is an'interior elevational view of the coin mechanism embodiedin the invention;

Fig. 11 is an outer elevational view of the coin mechanism illustratedin Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an elevational view of the coin mechanism illustrated in Fig.10 showing the parts thereof in a different position;

Fig. 13 is an elevational view of the coin mechanism embodied in theinvention, as shown in Fig. 11, showing the parts thereof in a differentposition;

Fig. 14 is a fragmentary plan view of certain parts of the coinmechanism taken substantially on line 1414 of Fig. 10;

Fig. 15 is a fragmentary plan view of the invention showing the samemounted in a cabinet; and

Fig. 16 is a diagrammatical view of a circuit arrangement embodied inthe invention.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the preferred form ofconstruction of the invention includes a base plate 20, Fig. 1, formedof any suitable material and pro- .vided with end flanges 21perforatedas at 22 for the projection of suitable connecting ele mentswhereby the base plate may be conveniently mounted within a suitablecabinet 23. At one end portion of the base plate 20 there is provided acircular opening 24 in' which is adapted to be rotatably mounted a table25. Extending transversely of the opening 24 and formed as an integralpart ofthe base plate 20, there is provided a bar 26, Fig. 5, andcentrally formed on this bar 26 is a sleeve 27 which is adapted toreceive the stud shaft 28 of the table 25.

Adjacent this openin 24 and located at one of the longitudinal e ges ofthe base plate upstanding bracket 29, Fig. 1. This bracket 29 hasextending laterally therefrom in a direction above the openng 24 asupporting structure 30 on which there is mounted a motor 31 of anyapproved type. Connection between the su porting structure 30 and themotor 31 is effzactuated through means of a U-shaped bolt 32, Fig. 4.

The motor 31 is supported upon the supporting structure 30 so as todispose the shaft thereof in substantially a horizontal plane, and onone end of the shaft 33 of the motor 31 there is mounted a suitablegovernor mechanism 34 which may be of any approved construction.

In the present instance this governor structure 34 includes a sleevemember 35 mounted for slidable movement on the shaft 33, and mounted onthis sleeve is a collar 35 which has connected thereto by means ofconnecting screws 36 endportions of fiat spring members 37 carryingweight members 38. On this sleeve 35, Fig. 4a, is mounted a disc 39having slotted portions 40 through which the opposite ends of thesprings 37 project. These opposite end portions of the springs 37 areconnected to a collar 41 mounted for rotation on the shaft 33.

The bracket 29 includes a U-shaped arm 42 carrying a disc member 43having a central opening 44 through which the end portion of thegovernor mechanism projects, and mounted on this disc member arefriction elements 45 mounted in sockets 46, Fig. 4, carried by the discmember 43. The disc member 43 as shown in Fig. 4a is suspended from theU-shaped arm 42, and the disc member 43 is adjusted toward the disc 39by means of an adjustment screw 47 carried by the lower limb 48 of theU-shaped arm.

The arrangement is such that the disc 43 by adjusting the screw 47 maybe adjusted toward the disc 39, and thereby limit the expansive movementof the springs 37 by centrifugal action created by rotation of the shaft33.

The opposite end portion 49 of the shaft 33, Fig. 5a, has formed thereona worm gear 50 which operatively meshes with a gear 51 carried by avertically disposed shaft 52. This shaft 52 is journaled in suitablebearings 53 provided by a cap 54 of the motor casing 55 of the motor 31.On the lower exterior end portion of this shaft there is mounted forrotation with the shaft a bevel gear 56. The shaft portion of the shaft52 below the bevel gear 56 is adapted to project into an opening 57 of asleeve 58, whereby the The arrangement is such that the sleeve is adated to slide longitudinally upon the she t 52 by a mechanism to behereinafter described. \Vhen the sleeve and disc 61, which comprise therecord centering and holding means, are permitted to move downwardlyrelative to the shaft 52, the pilot pin 62 will engage the centralopening of the record 63 as well as an opening 64 formed in the table 25and thus properly locate the record upon the table and hold the recordupon the table so that the record will rotate with the table.

The rotation of the record 63 and table 25 is brought about by therotation of the sleeve 58, and toefli'ectuately rotate the record andtable, the friction pad 62 is provided on the flange 61 whereby thisflange when bearing upon the record will by reason of the pad cause therecord and table to rotate there-- with.

The supporting structure, Fig. 4, provides a depending apron 65 locatedbeneath the motor 31. Opposite this apron the supporting structureprovides abearing 66, Fig. 15. This bearing 66 rotatably supports oneend portion of a shaft 67, the opposite end portion of the shaft 67extending through avertical slot 68 formed in the apron 65, Fig. 7.

On the shaft 67 there is provided a. worm gear 69 adapted to operativelymesh with a gear 70, Figs. 1. and 4. This gear 70 is mounted upon avertically extending shaft 71. This shaft 71 includes a collar bearingdisc 72 which supports the gear 70, and this gear is yieldably heldagainst the disc 72 by means of a U-shaped spring 73 mounted upon theshaft 71 and retained thereon by means of a nut 74 threaded upon theupper end portionof the shaft 71. The collar of the disc 72 is keyed tothe shaft by means of a set screw 75 whereby the collar bearing discwill rotate 1 with the shaft when the shaft is rotated by rotation ofthe gear 70.

The shaft 71 is disposed in a vertical plane and is journaled in asuitable bearing 76 provided by an arm 77 formed as an integral part ofthe supporting structure.

The shaft 71 below the bearing 76 carries a wheel 78 which wheel 78 isprovided with a tapered edge 79. Formed in the periphery. of this wheelare two cam notches 80 and 81.

The cam notch 81 is defined on one side by a shoulder 82, and extendingtangentially from this shoulder is a leaf, spring 83. The outer 'endportion of the leaf spring 83 is connected to a lug 84 by means of ascrew 85.

. The leaf spring defines together with the adjacent portion 86 of theWheel a race-way leading to the interior of the cam slot 80. This lug 84is formed as an integral part of a boss 87 likewise formed as anintegral part of the wheel 7 8, Fig. 4. To this boss 87 there ispivotally connected by means of a pin 89 and a cotter key 90 one endportion of a link 91, Figs. 1 and 6. The opposite end portion of thelink 91 is pivotally connected as at 92 to a slide shaft 93. The slideshaft 93 is supported for movement in a longitudinal direction by meansof suitable bearing lugs 94, Fig. 1. Fixed to this slide shaft 93 is aslide bar 95 adapted for longitudinal slidable movement with theslideshaft 92. This slide bar '95 is capable of adjustment relative tothe shaft 93, and this adjustment is accompiished by means of set screws96.

Referring to Fig. 1, it will be seen that in one end of the slide bar 95there is provided a depending notch 97 into which is adapted to drop ata predetermined time a pin 98, said pin being adapted. under certainconditions to ride upon the top edge of the slide bar 95.

Formed in the base plate 20, Fig. 1, is an oval shaped opening 99, andextending transversely of this oval shaped opening is a shaft 100. Theends of this shaft 100 are journaled in suitable bearings 101 providedby the base plate.

The pin 98 hereinbefore referred to is carried by a plate 102 formed asan integral part of a sleeve 108 loosely mounted upon the end 104 of theshaft 100. The plate 102 with. The plate is pivotally urged to retainthe dog in engagement with one of the teeth of the Wheel 108 by means ofthe spring member 109 having one end portion connected to the plate andthe opposite end portion con nected to the base 20.

The arrangement is such that upon rotation of the wheel 78 the .shaft 98will be moved in a longitudinal direction and consequently move theslide bar in the same di-' rection. During this movement of the shaftand slide bar the pin 98 will ride upon the top edge of the slide bar95. When the slide bar reaches a predetermined point in its movement inthe longitudinal direction with the shaft, the pin 98 will be engaged bya lip 110 provided by the slide bar, and this lip will pivot the plate102 against the action of the spring 109. During this pivotal movementthe pawl will ride over the adjacent tooth 107 of the wheel 108, and thepin 98 will move into the notch 97. WVhen this pin moves into the notch,the shaft 93 and slide bar 95 will be at a point to commence retroactivemovement. Prior to this retro active movement the pawl will drop toengage one of the teeth 107. As soon as this pawl engages one of theteeth 107, the slide bar will move in a retroactive movement and i theplate 102 will be urged in-an opposite pivotal movement by the spring109, and

consequently rotate the wheel 108 in step by step formation as theoperation thus described with reference to the slide shaft 93 isrepeated.

To releasably hold the wheel 108 against rotation during the setting ofthe pawl 105 in position to rotate the wheel, there is provided an arm111 pivotally supported by a shaft 112 carried by an arm 113 provided bythe base 20. This arm includes a dog 114 which isadapted to engage theteeth 107, and this dog is urged into engagement by a spring member 115supported and connected to the arm 113. On the plate 102 there isprovided a shoulder 116 which is adapted, when the plate is pivoted inone direction, to engage a shoulder 117 provided by the arm 111 so as tocam the arm and dog in an upward direction to disengage the dog from theteeth when the pawl has been moved in its rearmost position and at atime when the plate is about to start a retroactive movement. After theplate 102 has moved in an opposite direction, the dog will drop betweenthe successive adjacent teeth and hold the wheel 108 against furthermovement until the pawl 105 has been set to again rotate the wheel andconsequently the shaft 100.

In the use of the invention it is intended that there be provided aplurality of reproducing records so that the records may be successivelydelivered to and removed from the record supporting table 25 bymechanism to be presently described. To provide for a plurality ofrecords there is provided a record receiving rack 118. This rackincludes oppositely d'sposed hub members 119 fixed to the shaft 100 forrotation therewith. Supported by these hub members radially about theshaft 100 is a plurality of spaced wire loops 120 between which thereproducing records are mounted. I

In order to support the records for circumferential movement with theshaft 100, there is provided a support ng structure 121 which includesoppositely d isposed substantially semi-circular shaped wire members 122extended in an inverted position beneath the base plate 20, andextending longitudinally with respect to the oval opening 99. The recordreceiving rack 118 is intermittently rotated by action of the wheel 108,which wheel is rotated in step" by step fashion in the mannerhereinbefore described, and as the records are rotated with the rackbeneath the horizontal plane of the plate, they will engage thesupporting structure 122 and ride upon the wire members 122 comprisingthis supporting structure.

It is intended as indicated herein that the records be successivelyremoved from and returned to their respective places within the rack,and this is accomplished by providing a record removing arm 123. Theinner end portion of this arm; Fig. 9, is formed substantially circularwith a portion there of removed to provide an opening 124 into which therecord rack adjacent the arm is received when the arm is moved to aposition to remove a record from the rack.

The arm 123 provides a shank portion 125 which is pivotally connected asat 126 to a pin 127 provided by a lug 128 formed as an integral part ofthe base 20. To a lip 129 provided by the shank 125 there is pivotallyconnected, by means of a slot and pin connection 130, a link 131. Theopposite end portion of this link 131 is pivotally connected to thewheel 78 by means of the pin 89 and cotter key 90.

The arrangement is such that the arm 123 will move in an arcuated pathin a manner and for reasons hereinafter set forth.

When the wheel 7 8 is rotated, pivotal movement is imparted to the shank125 through the action of the link 131. This movement of the shank willmove the arm 123 through the arcuated plane described, and thearrangement is such that when the arm 123 is in its extreme left handposition, it will be disposed concentrically with the periphery of thetable 25, as best shown in Fig, 1.

Assume that the arm has conveyed a record to the table 25 and is nowabout to convey the record from the table back to its respective placeupon the rack. This is accomplished by continued movement of the wheel78, which pivots the shank and arm in an opposite direction. As the armmoves it will engage the edge of the record, slide the record from itsposition upon the table, and when the arm reaches its extreme right handmovement, the record will be moved into its respective place upon therack and be supported for rotation from position within the arm by theadjacent wire loop comprising the rack whereby when the rack is rotatedby action of the pawl 105 and Wheel 108, the next successive record Willtake the place of the record just removed within the arm whereuponmovement of the arm in an opposite direction will slide the record fromthe adjacent wire loop supporting the same into a position concentricupon the table 25. After a record has been conveyed from the rack to thetable 25, the same will be held upon the table by action of the flange61, which has at this point of operation been located upon the recordfor centering the same upon the table 25, and which lowering of theflange 61 is accomplished in this manner.

Rotatably supported by the apron 65 and a bearing 132 provided by thebracket 29 is a horizontally disposed shaft 133, Fig. 4. This shaftcarries at its inner end portion a disc 134, and this disc carries alaterally extending finger 135 disposed adjacent the edge thereof. Thisfinger is adapted to oscillate with the disc, and when moved in anupward direction, the finger 135 is adapted to engage an annularshoulder 136 provided by the sleeve 58, and upon engage ment of fingerwith this shoulder, the sleeve 58 and flange 61 will be elevatedrelatively to the shaft 52. This oscillation of the disc 134 isaccomplished in the following manner.

The shaft 133 at its outer end portion is angled downwardly to providean arm 137. This arm is adapted to ride upon the tapered edge 79 of thewheel 78, and when this arm is thus riding upon this edge, the shaftwill be oscillated to a position to dispose. the finger 135 at its pointof highest oscillation, and consequently support the sleeve 58 andflange 61 from engagement with the record. As the wheel 78 rides in aclockwise direction, the arm 137 will drop into the race-way 80provided-by the wheel 78 and spring'83, and consequently the shaft 133will oscillate in an opposite direction and in turn oscillate the disc134 in anopposite direction to lower the finger 135 to its lowestposition, thus allowing the sleeve 58 and flange 61 to move downwardlyrelative to the shaft 52 in center 1 position upon the record forrel'easably clamping the record to the table 25 so that said record andtable will rotate upon rotation of the sleeve 58.

As soon as the record holding means just described, which means includesthe sleeve 58 and flange 61, has moved into record holding position, theneedle of the reproducer is brought into engagement with the record,

and this is accomplished in the following manner.

Thereproducer is indicated at 138, and this reproducer-is of theelectrical type which conveys the sound to an amplifying unit to behereinafter described. This reproducer includes, Fig. 2, the usualreproducing needle 140 which may be connected to. the reproducer 139 inany suitable manner.

The reproducer is supported by a hollow arm 141. The outer end portionof this arm is connected, Fig. 1, to a ball shaped member 142, and thisball shaped member 142 is disposed between the arms of a yoke 143. Thisyoke 143 is pivotally supported, Fig. 1, by

means of horizontally extending arms 144 provided by the bracketstructure 29.

Mounted upon the base 20, Fig. 15, is a lug 145, andpivotally connectedto this lug 145 is a rod 146 which extends in a direction trans verselyof the record at one side thereof. The inner end portion of this rod 146is provided with a head 147, Fig. 5, which is bifurcated to provide aslot148 which receives an end portion 149 of an arm 150. This arm 150 iscarried by the disc 134 in substantial alignment with the finger 135.

When the disc has. been oscillated to its highest point of-oscill'ation,the arm 150 will be disposed at suchpoint, and inasmuch as -this pointis in a-plane above the'point of pivotal connection between the rod 146and the lug 145, the rod will be disposed at an inclination at its innerend portion. As the arm 141 is supported by this rod 146, when the rod146 is disposed in an inclined plane, the arm and reproducer beingelevated to dispose the needle from engagement with the record, will bygravity slide upon the rod and consequently move to an outer position.When the record holding means is disposed in record holding position,the rod 146 will be lowered below a horizontal plane, and this willdispose the needle of the reproducer in engagement with the outer grooveof the reproducing record, whereby by reason of the needle in the grooveof the record and the rotation of the record the arm 141 and reproducingunit 139 will pivot toward the center of the record. This lowering ofthe arm below the horizontal plane is accomplished by continued rotationof the wheel 78 whereby the arm 137 will drop into the cam notch .81 ofthe wheel 78 and'oscillate the shaft 133 so as to oscillate the arm 130to its lowest position of oscillation.

To prevent displacement of the arm 140 and reproducer 130 from the rod146 when it slides by gravity toward the outer end of the arm, there isprovided on the outer end of the rod 146 an upstanding lip 151. Also asat 153 and provided with a notched-out portion 154, Fig. 5, whichreceives an adjacent portion of the arm 123, the downward pivotalmovement of said plate 152 being limited by means of a lip and fingerstructure 155, Fig. 5.

When the record holding and rotating means is in record holdingposition'and the needle of the reproducer acting upon the recorddisposed upon the table 25, it is necessary that the wheel '7 8 and thegear70 remain idle, and this is accomplished in the following manner. 1

As herein indicated the shaft 67 extends through an elongated slot 68,-Fig. 7, so that the end portion of the shaft projecting through thisslot may have a sufficient pivotal movement to disengage a bevel gear156, Fig. 4, carried by this shaft 67, and which bevel gear is adaptedto mesh under certain conditions with the bevel 'gear 56. 1

As shown in Figs. 7 and 8, this end portion of the shaft 67 is journaledthrough a bearing 157 provided by a link 158 pivotally connected to theapron 65 as at 159. The outer end portion of this link 158 is adapted toengage a shoulder 160 provided by a bar 161 pivotally connected to theapron 65 as at 162. The end of the bar 161 opposite the pivotalconnection between this bar and the apron is provided with a pin 163which pin is adapted to work in a bell shaped slot 164 provided by aplate 165. This plate 165 is pivotally connected to an ear 166 providedby the apron 65, as at 167. Pivotal movement of this plate 165 isresisted by means of a spring 168 connected to the apron 65, as at 169,and disposed with its. end portion engaging a flat head 170 provided bythe plate.

Positioned in this bell shaped slot 164 and carried by the plate 165 isa pin 171 which has its upper end portion terminating a short distancefrom a slot 172 formed in this plate. The plate at its lower end portionprovides spaced ears 173. These ears 173 pivotally support a lu 174.This lug 174 has one end portion 175, Fig. 1, enlarged to provide aweight whereby the lug is retained in an inclined position upon itspintle which provides the connection between this lug and the ears 173.

As shown in Fig. 1, the reproducer has connected thereto in any suitablemanner a trip arm 176 which trip arm includes an angled -head. 177adapted to engage the lug 174 under certain conditions which will now beexplained.

When the needle has completed its operation in the last or inner grooveof the record,

the trip arm 176 will have been moved into engagement with the lug 174and will pivot the plate 165 in the direction of the movement of thearm. Prior to the moving of the plate 165 by reason of engagementbetween the lug 174 and the trip arm 176, the pin 163 will be disposedin the slot 172 upon the pin 171 holding the bar 161 in its elevatedposition. The bar 161 being in this elevated position will likewise byengagement of the link 158 with the shoulder 160 elevate the link 158 inan elevated position and consequently the shaft 67 being journaled atone end in this link 158 will be elevated to dispose the bevel gear 156from meshing relation with the gear 56.

As the plate 165 is pivoted by engagement between the lug 174 and triparm 176, the pin 163 will be unseated from the pin 171 and drop to thebottom of the bell shaped slot 164. Consequently the bar 161 will belowered to its lowermost position, and in turn lower the link 158 in itslowermost position, and as stated, the shaft67'bei'ng supported by thislink 158 will likewise be lowered to dispose the bevel gear 156 inmeshing relation with the bevel gear 56 whereby to rotate the wheel 78,and this rotation of the wheel 78 will take place simultaneously withthe raising of the record holding and rotating means, which raisingoperation has been herein described.

The elevating of the pin 163 upon the pin 171 in the slot 172 isaccomplished in the following manner for the purpose of elevating theshaft 67 to dispose the bevel gear 156 mounted a spring controlled dog178. This dog 178 is restricted in its pivotal movement in one directionby a set screw 179 carried by the disc 134. The dog is adapted to engagea pin 180 carried by the bar 161. As the arm 137 drops into the camnotch 81, the disc 134, being oscillated in an anti-clockwise directionin the manner herein indicated, will bring the (log into engagement withthe pin 180. and this dog being in such engagement will elevate the arm161 so as to elevate the pin 163 in a position to be disposed upon thepin 171, it being pointed out that the spring 168.serves to verticallylocate the pin 171 so that immediately upon elevation of the arm 161 bythe dog 180, the pin 171 will be in a position to receive the pin 163.

It will be understood that each step in the operation of the device istimed so that each movement will take place at the proper time, and thistiming is of course regulated by the position of the arm 137 upon thewheel 78.

For example, starting with the removal of a record from the recordsupporting and receiving rack, the arm 123 will convey the record to thetable. Upon positioning the record concentrically upon the table 25, therecord holding means will be brought into engagement for holding androtating the record upon operation of the motor. After the recordholding means has moved into record holding position, the reproducerwill move into its respective position to dispose the needle inengagement with the grooves of the record at the beginning thereof, andafter the record has been. played the bar 146 will be elevated toelevate the reproducer and permit the same to move back to its originalposition. At the same-time the bevel gear 156 is dropped into meshingrelation with the bevel gear 56 so that the record conveying arm will,as soon as the record retaining and rotating means is elevated, conveythe record from the table back into its respective place in the rack andremain there until the rack has been intermittently moved in the mannerherein described to dispose the nextsuccessive record in position to beremoved by the record removing arm whereby the operation is againrepeated.

Means is provided for controlling the circuit to the electric motor andelectric pick-up reproducer and an amplifying unit, the latter to behereinafter referred to, and this means includes a coin operatedmechanism which will now be described.

Referring to Figs. 10 to 14 inclusive, the coin mechanism includes ahousing 181 in which the-re is mounted a spider bracket 182. Thisbr'a"ket includes a limb portion 183 which is fixed to the wall 184 ofthe housing 181 by means of a screw 185. Between the bracket 182 and thewall 184 there is mounted wheel there is attached, as at 189, one endofa spring 190, the other end of the spring being attached to thelimb'182, and this spring embraces the shaft 187, thereby when thespring is placed under tension by rotation of the wheel 186 in onedirection, it will urge rotation of the wheel in an opposite direction.

Formed on the peripheral edge of the wheel 186 is a plurality oflaterally extending pins 191. Pivoted to the limb 192 of the bracket182, as at 193, is an arm 194. This arm 194 at its upper end portionincludes an enlarged head 194 in which a slot 195 is formed, the entran'e 196 of the slotbeing disposedin the path of the pins 191, and saidslot 195 is substantially oval in shape to provide a cam .for reasonshereinafter set forth.

The lower end portion of the arm 194 carries a stud 197 which projectsthrough, a slot .198 formed in the wall 184, and this stud 197 isdisposed in the field of the lower end por- Fig. 1.

tion of a coin slot 199 provided by a plate 200 secured to the housing188 as shown.

To the limb 201 there is pivotally connected a horizontally disposed arm202, which arm 202 is provided with an arcua'ted head 203. Pivotallyconnected tothishead. as at 204, is a dog 205 whirh is adapted to engagethe pins 191 in a manner and for reasons hereinafter set forth. Carriedby the head 203 is a pin 206 which proje' ts through an arcuated slot207 in the path of an end portion 208 of a lever 209 pivotally connectedto the housing as at 210. To this lever there is connected one endportion of a spring 211, the opposite end portion of the spring beingconnected to the pin 206. The lower end portion of the lever is disposedbetween a fork 212 provided by a link 213 pivotally connected to thebottom wall 214 of the housing as at 215. The opposite. end portion ofthis linkis provided with an arcuated slot 216'adapted for connection tothe end portion 217 of the rod 93,

Positioned in the housing and attached thereto in any suitable manner isa terminal block 218 carrying spaced contact members 219 adapted to beconnected together in circuit by a conta't bar 220 pivotally supportedas at 221 to an arm 222, which arm is pivotally connected, as at 223, tothe limb 224 of the bracket 182. 225 which is disposed in the path of ahead 226 disposed on the periphery'of the wheel 186. To the arm 202there is connected a link 227 which is connected to a pin 228 carried ona shaft 229 of a registering device 2300f any approved construction.

The dog 205 is provided with a shoulder 231 which is adapted undercertain conditions. to engage a pm 232 carried by the housing Theoperation of the coin mechanism is as The arm 222 has a head portion.

in passing through the chute 200, it engages the stud 197. The weight ofthe coin will pivot the arm 194 in an anti-clockwise direction. Thewheel 186 is rotated to place the spring 190 under tension. The spring190 being under tension will tend to urge rotation of the wheel in ananti-clockwise direction. Rotation of the wheel in this direction isprevented by engagement of one of the pins 191 upon the head 191adjacent the entrance 196 of the slot 195. As the arm 194:. is pivotedin an anti-clockwise direction, this will dispose the entrance 196 ofthe slot 194 in a position to permit passage of the adjacent pintherethrough and permit the wheel to rotatein an anti-clockwisedirection.

. The rotation of the wheel in this direction will dispose the head 226from engagement with the head 225 of the arm 222, and consequentlypermit the arm 222. to pivot downwardly to dispose the contact bar 220in contact with the contact points 219. This operation will throw themotor 31 into circuit with a suitable source of electric energy, andsuch motor-will be connected in circuit with the source of electricenergy until the rod 93 ,above one of the pins 190, as shown in Fig.

12. During reverse movement of the rod 93, the lever 209 will be pivotedin an opposited direction which will permit the dog to be urgeddownwardly by action of .the spring 211, and consequently the wheel 186will be rotated in a clockwise direction bringing the head 226in contactwith the head .225 whereby the arm 222 will he pivoted in a direction tomove the contact bar 220 from engagement with the contact points 219whereupon the no electric circuit to the motor will be broken.

A predetermined number of coins may be deposited through the chute 200to set the wheel into operation, but upon reaching this predeterminednumber the pin 197 will prevent further passage of coins through theslot, andthis is by reason of the fact that asthe wheel 186 is rotatedin an anti-clockwise direction, the head 226 will abut a stop 233, andconsequently the wheel 186 will be held against further movement by anyaction of the lever 194.

A conventional circuit arrangement which may be embodied in theinvention is diagrammatically illustrated in Fig. 16. In this figure oneof the contact points 219 is con-v nected by a conductor 234 to one sideof the motor 31. The other side of the motor 31 is 7 connected by aconductor 235 to one side of a source of electric energy 236, the otherside of the source of electric energy being connected by a conductor 237to the other terminal 219, thus completing a circuit between the motorand the source of Interposed-in the circuit of the electric motor is anelectric light element 238 which is intended to become energized whenthe contact bar 220 connects the contact points 219 in circuit.

A conductor 239 is connected to the conductor 235 and to a contact point240, which contact point is illustrated in Fig. 1. This contact point240 is adapted to be engaged by a contact strip 241 by means of a finger242 operable upon the contact strip 241 when the bar 146 drops in aposition to permit engagement of the reproducer. needle with the groovesof the record received by the table As shown this finger 242 is carriedby the plate 152 herein referred to. The contact strip 241 is connectedby a conductor 243 to one side of the pick-up reproducer 139, the otherside of the reproducer being connected by a conductor 244 in which arheostat 245 is interposed to one side of an amplifying unit 246, whichone side constitutes the input side of the amplifying unit. The oth-' erside of this input side of the amplifying unit is connected by aconductor 247 to the conductor 237, thus completing a circuit.

An amplifying horn which is intended to be mounted in the cabinet 23 isindicated at 248, and this amplifying horn is connected to the outputside of the amplifying unit by conductors 249.

In Fig. 15 I have shown an arrangement which controls the outwardpivotal movement of the reproducer 139 and the arm 141, and in thisinstance this means includes a door 250 hingedly connected as at 251 tothe cabinet wall 252 of the cabinet 23 to close an opening 253 formedtherein. On this door there is a spring leaf 254 which is adapted toengage the reproducer 139 when the reproducer is moved outwardly, thuspositioning the needle of the reproducer at a proper point to engage therecord upon the table 25.

By opening the door 250 the spring 254 will move to an outer position,thus permitting the reproducer 139 to be exposed through the opening254, whereupon the reproducer needle may be conveniently changed.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modification without departing from the spirit of theinvention. I, therefore. do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of constructionset forth, but desire to avail myself of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

electric energy.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire toprotect by Letters Patent is:

1. A machine of the class described including a movable recordsupporting rack adapted for intermittent rotatable movement, a rotatabletable adapted to receive a record from the rack, means for moving saidrecord from the rack to said table and back to said rack, movable meansfor holding said record upon said table and for rotating said table andthe record thereon, means for intermittently moving said rack to disposea record in position to be removed by said record removing means, areproducer, means for moving said reproducer into and from contact withthe record on said table, and means for moving said record holding androtatable means from and into holding and rotatable position withrespect to the record and table, and power driven operating means commonto and for all of said means and to and for moving said rack and saidtable rotating means.

2. A machine of the class described in cluding a movable recordsupporting rack, a rotatable table adapted to receive a record from therack, means for moving said rec and the record thereon, means forintermit-.

tently moving said rack to dispose a record in position to be removed bysaid record removing means, a reproducer, means for moving saidreproducer into and from contact with the record on said table, andoperating means common to said rack moving means, record removing means,said record holding means and said rotatable table rotating means.

3. A machine of the class described including a movable recordsupporting rack adapted for intermittent rotatable movement, a rotatabletable adapted to receive a record from the rack, means for moving saidrecord upon the rack to said table and back to said rack, movable means.for holding said record upon said table and for rotating said table andthe record thereon, means for intermittently moving said rack to disposea record in position to be removed by said record removing means, areproducer, means for moving said reproducer into and from contact withthe record on said table, operatrecord thereon, means for intermittentlymoving said rack to dispose a record in position to be removed by saidrecord removing means, a reproducer, means for moving said reproducerinto and from contact with the record on said table, means for movingsaid record holding and rotatable means from and into holding androtatable position with respect to the record and table, operating meanscommon to said rack moving means, record removing means, and recordholding and rotatable means.

5. A machine of the class described including a movable recordsupporting rack, a rotatable table adapted to receive a record from therack, means for moving said record from the rack to said table and backto said rack, means for. holding said record upon said table and forrotating said table and the record thereon, means for intermittently 4the rack to said table andback to said rack,

moving said rack to dispose a record in position to be removed by saidrecord removing means, a reproducer, means fer moving sald reproducerinto and from contact with the record on said table, means for mov ingsaid record holding and rotatable means from and into holding androtatable position with respect to the record and table, opcrating meanscommon to said rack moving means, record removing means, record holdingand rotatable'means, and coin controlled means for controlling operationof said operating means.

6. A machine of the class described including a movable recordsupporting rack adapt-- ed for intermittent rotatable movement, arotatable table adapted to receive a record from the rack, means formoving said record upon the rack to said table and back to said rack,movable means for holding said record upon said table and'for rotatingsaid table and the record'thereon, means for intermittently moving saidraclrtddispose a record in position to be removed by said recordremoving means, a reproducer, means for moving said reproducer into andfrom contact with the record on said table, 7 operating means common tosaid rack moving means, record removingmeans, record holding androtatable means, and coin controlled means for controlling operation ofsaid operating means.

7. A machine ofthe class described including a movable record supporting,ra-ck, arotatablc table adapted to receive a record from the rack,means for moving said records from means for holding said record uponsaid table and for rotating said table and the record thereon, means forintermittently movv ing said rack to dispose a record in position,

to be removed by said record removing means, a reproducer, means formoving sald reproducer into and from contact with the record on saidtable, operating means common to said rack movin means, record removingmeans, record ho ding and rotatable means, and coin controlled means forcontrolling operation of said operating means.

8. In a talking machine, a table mounted for. rotation, means fordelivering a record to said tab e, means for positioning said recordupon said table and for rotating said record and said table, said meansincluding a flange bearing head movable into and from engagement withthe record, means for moving said head, said last mentioned meansincluding an oscillatory disc, a pin on said disc adapted for engagementwith a portion of Zaid head, and means for' oscillating said isc.

9. In a talking machine, a table mounted for rotation, means fordelivering a record to said table, means for positioning said recordupon said table and for rotating said record and said table, said meansincluding a flange bearing head movable into and from engagement withthe record, means for moving said head, said last mentioned meansincluding. an oscillatory disc, a pin on said disc adapted forengagement with a portion of said head, means for oscillating said disc,said oscillating means including an oscillatory shaft supporting thedisc and having an angled end portion, a wheel having a cam slot formedat one sidethereof into which the angled end portion of the shaft isadapted to move, and means forrotating said wheel.

10. A talking machine comprising a rotatable table adapted to receive arecord, means for delivering a record to and removing a record from saidtable, means including ahead movable into engagement with the record forretaining the record upon said table and for rotating said record andsaid table, a reproducer including a pivotally movable arm adapted toengage the record, means for moving the reproducer into and fromengagement with the record, means for moving said record and tablerotating means from and into engagement with the record, said last namedmeans including an oscillatory disc, and a pin on said disc adapted toengage said head.

11. A talking machine comprising a rotatable table adapted to receive arecord, means for delivering a record to and removing a with the record,means. for moving said rec ord and table rotating means from and intoengagement with the record, said last named means including anoscillatory disc, a pin on said disc adapted to engage said head, saidreproducer removing means including'a pivotal bar .having a slotted endportion, and a 1 G memes 7 pin carried by the disc and engaging in saidslot whereupon upon oscillation of said disc in a direction to move therecord and table rotating means from engagement with the record, saidbar will be elevated against the arm of the reproducer and elevate saidarm and reproducer so that said arm and reproducer will move by ravityaway fom the central portion of saitf record.

In testimony whereof I affix m si JOSEP t:

